duiker — meaning in English
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English meaning
- culvert noun A pipe or covered channel that carries a stream, ditch or drainage water underneath a road, railway or embankment.
- diver noun Someone who dives, especially underwater, whether for sport or work.
- loon noun A diving water bird known for its haunting, wailing call, found in North America and northern Europe.
Senses
duiker is used for these senses in English:
- culvert A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.
- diver Someone who works underwater; a frogman.
- duiker Any of several species of small southern African antelopes of the Cephalophinae subfamily.
- loon (US, Canada) Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry.
culvert — full definition
- noun A pipe or covered channel that carries a stream, ditch or drainage water underneath a road, railway or embankment.
- verb To enclose a watercourse in such a channel, usually so that something can be built over it.
diver — full definition
- noun Someone who dives, especially underwater, whether for sport or work.
- noun A type of diving waterbird, also called a loon.